Celebrate the achievements and inspiring stories of Paralympic athletes. Our Paralympic Tokyo 2020 category highlights the exceptional performances, triumphs over adversity, and inclusive spirit of these incredible sports personalities.
Darren Michael Hicks is a Paralympic cyclist from Australia who has won gold at multiple World Road and Track Championships. As a result of a car accident in 2014, his right leg was amputated above the knee. He has been…
Katarina Roxon is a Paralympian from Canada. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Roxon won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. She also represented Canada in disability classifications S9, SB 8, and SM9. Aside from that,…
Gia Pergolini is an American Paralympic Swimmer. She started swimming at the age of four and started competing at the age of five. When Gia was young, she played soccer, lacrosse, and gymnastics, but her passion was always swimming. Likewise,…
Aileen McGlynn has a vision impairment. In the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won another medal for Great Britain. Aileen McGlynn is a three-time Paralympic gold medalist from Scotland. McGlynn has also been named an Officer of the Order of the…
Tully Kearney is a paralympic swimmer from the United Kingdom. She was currently preparing to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics, which have been postponed. In Tokyo, she took silver in the women’s S5 200m freestyle final. She is…
Rowan Crothers is a freestyle swimmer from Australia. He represented Australia at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 and has been chosen to compete in the Summer Paralympics in 2020. Rowan Crothers Reverts To The Mean Machine As He Celebrates Paralympic…
Anastasia Pagonis, a blind Paralympic swimmer who suffers from autoimmune retinopathy, breaks the world record in the women’s 400m freestyle S11 heat. She is a professional Paralympic swimmer who competed in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Anastasia has already…
Kurt Harry Fearnley is an Australian wheelchair racer who has won Paralympic gold medals and ‘crawled’ the Kokoda Track. He was born with sacral agenesis, a congenital disease that hindered the development of specific sections of his lower spine and…
Benjamin Hance is an Australian paralympic swimmer who has been picked to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020. He established the world record for the Men’s 100m Backstroke in 2021 at the Australian Multi-Class Swimming Championships, finishing in…
Stephen Bate is a Paralympian who suffers from vision impairment. In this article, you can learn more about the athlete. Stephen Bate is a visually impaired paralympic cyclist and competitor. He and his pilot Adam Duggleby compete in tandem races.…